WO2021112452A1 - Circuit de surveillance de tension - Google Patents

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WO2021112452A1
WO2021112452A1 PCT/KR2020/016205 KR2020016205W WO2021112452A1 WO 2021112452 A1 WO2021112452 A1 WO 2021112452A1 KR 2020016205 W KR2020016205 W KR 2020016205W WO 2021112452 A1 WO2021112452 A1 WO 2021112452A1
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  • the present invention relates to a voltage monitoring circuit, and more particularly, when an abnormality occurs in a reference voltage used for voltage monitoring, a voltage monitoring circuit that cuts off the input power being monitored, and an overcurrent that limits the output voltage to protect the controller from overcurrent
  • the invention relates to a protection circuit and an overcurrent protection method.
  • a vehicle needs to not only operate the motor of the vehicle using the battery power installed in the vehicle, but also supply a stable voltage required for communication drivers, sensors, and various controllers.
  • the voltage output by the battery may be different depending on the type of vehicle, for example, a small car or a large car, and the voltage output by the battery may continuously change according to the use of battery power. However, it is necessary to supply a stable voltage required by each device in the vehicle regardless of the magnitude of the voltage output by the battery.
  • a voltage monitoring circuit that detects and monitors how much voltage the battery actually outputs is used. In this case, when the voltage actually output by the battery is not within a preset range or the circuit for monitoring the battery voltage does not operate normally, it is necessary to prevent malfunction of other components connected to the voltage monitoring circuit.
  • control unit monitors the current input from the battery power source.
  • the control unit measures the current input from the battery power source, when an overcurrent is large, there is a problem that damage may occur to the control unit measuring the current input from the battery power source.
  • an overcurrent protection circuit capable of safely measuring current and protecting internal circuits or components even when overcurrent occurs.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a voltage monitoring circuit that cuts off the monitored input power when an abnormality occurs in a reference voltage used for voltage monitoring.
  • an overcurrent protection circuit for protecting a control unit from overcurrent by sensing a current and limiting an output voltage.
  • a voltage monitoring circuit includes: a clamping unit for clamping a voltage of an input power input from a power source to a reference voltage and outputting it to the MCU; and a switch unit configured to cut off the input power from the power source when an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage of the clamping unit.
  • the clamping unit may receive a reference voltage having a predetermined voltage level from the voltage supply unit.
  • the switch unit may cut off the input power from the power source to block the application of power to the voltage supply unit.
  • the apparatus may further include a voltage divider connected to a front end of the clamping unit to divide the voltage of the input power.
  • a low-pass filter connected to the front end of the clamping unit to filter the input power may be further included.
  • the switch unit may be composed of a transistor or a MOSFET.
  • the power may be battery power.
  • a voltage monitoring circuit includes a first power input unit and a second power input unit receiving battery power; a first switch unit connected to the first power input unit, and a second switch unit connected to the second power input unit; and a first clamping unit for clamping the voltage of the input power input through the first power input unit and the first switch unit to a reference voltage, and the voltage of the input power input through the second power input unit and the second switch unit.
  • a second clamping unit for clamping with a reference voltage
  • the first switch unit cuts off the input power from the first power input unit when an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage of the first clamping unit
  • the second switch unit when an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage of the second clamping unit, the input power from the second power input unit is cut off.
  • first clamping unit and the second clamping unit may receive a reference voltage having a predetermined voltage level from the voltage supply unit through a separate connection line.
  • the first switch unit may be composed of a transistor
  • the second switch unit may be composed of a MOSFET
  • the first switch unit may be composed of a MOSFET
  • the second switch unit may be composed of a transistor
  • the first switch unit or the second switch unit connected to the clamping unit in which the abnormality in the reference voltage occurs may be turned off.
  • first clamping unit and the second clamping unit may output the clamped voltage to the MCU.
  • a voltage monitoring circuit includes a plurality of power input units receiving battery power; a plurality of switch units connected to each of the plurality of power input units; and a plurality of clamping units connected to each of the plurality of switch units and clamping the voltage of the input power input through the power input unit and the switch unit to a reference voltage, wherein the switch unit is composed of different types of switches, , characterized in that the input power from the power input unit connected to the clamping unit in which the reference voltage is abnormal among the plurality of power input units is cut off.
  • an overcurrent protection circuit includes a current sensing unit for sensing a current input from a power source; Detects a first voltage output from the current sensing unit, outputs the first voltage to the controller when the first voltage is less than a second voltage, and outputs the first voltage to the controller when the first voltage is greater than or equal to the second voltage a voltage sensing unit outputting a voltage to the control unit; and a control unit that determines whether an overcurrent is input according to the magnitude of the voltage input from the voltage sensing unit.
  • control unit may determine that an overcurrent has occurred and block the power input from the power source.
  • it may include a switch that cuts off the power input from the power source.
  • control unit may turn off the switch to cut off the power input from the power source.
  • control unit may include a charge pump that transforms the voltage of the control signal to the switch.
  • the current sensing unit may include a current mirror circuit or a shunt resistor.
  • the current sensing unit may have a magnitude of a sensed current and a magnitude of a voltage output according to the sensed current.
  • the overcurrent protection method includes the steps of detecting a first voltage output from a current sensing unit for sensing a current applied from a power source; comparing the first voltage and the second voltage; inputting the first voltage to a controller when the first voltage is less than the second voltage; inputting the second voltage to a controller when the first voltage is equal to or greater than the second voltage; and determining that an overcurrent has occurred when the second voltage is input.
  • the method may include blocking a power input from the power source.
  • the current sensing unit may be a current mirror circuit or a shunt resistor.
  • a malfunction when an abnormality occurs in the clamping reference voltage of the PMIC, a malfunction may be prevented by turning off power to other components connected to the PMIC.
  • the switch by implementing the switch as a different element, the possibility of a dependent failure that may fail at the same time can be reduced.
  • a safety mechanism By receiving the PMIC clamping reference voltage on a separate line, a safety mechanism can be implemented by comparing the battery voltage when one fails.
  • the effect according to the present invention is not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present specification.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voltage monitoring circuit according to an embodiment of a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are block diagrams of a voltage monitoring circuit according to another embodiment of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • 4 to 11 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the voltage monitoring circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an overcurrent protection circuit according to an embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a block diagram of an overcurrent protection circuit according to another embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a view for explaining the operation of the overcurrent protection circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 shows a comparative example with an overcurrent protection circuit according to an embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • 16 and 17 show an embodiment in which an overcurrent protection circuit according to an embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention is implemented.
  • 19 is a flowchart of an overcurrent protection method according to another embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the singular form may also include the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase, and when it is described as "at least one (or more than one) of A and (and) B, C", it is combined with A, B, C It may include one or more of all possible combinations.
  • a component is 'connected', 'coupled', or 'connected' to another component
  • the component is directly 'connected', 'coupled', or 'connected' to the other component.
  • it may include a case of 'connected', 'coupled', or 'connected' by another element between the element and the other element.
  • FIG. 1 shows a voltage monitoring circuit 110 according to an embodiment of the first embodiment of the present invention, comprising a clamping unit 111 and a switch unit 112, a voltage dividing unit 113, and a low-pass filter 114. may further include.
  • the clamping unit 111 clamps the voltage of the input power input from the power source 120 as a reference voltage.
  • the clamping unit 111 clamps the voltage level of the input power input to the power source 120 as a reference voltage.
  • clamping refers to fixing the input signal to a certain DC level.
  • the magnitude of the voltage of the input power is limited to the reference voltage. .
  • the input power input to the clamping unit 111 may be battery power 120 . Since the voltage of the battery power 120 is not constant, it is necessary to monitor the battery power. To this end, a voltage monitoring circuit 110 for monitoring the voltage level of the battery power source 120 is required.
  • the battery power source 120 is given as an example, and it is natural that voltage levels of various power sources 120 other than the battery power source 120 may be measured. Hereinafter, it will be described with reference to receiving input power from the battery power source 120 .
  • the clamping unit 111 may output the clamped voltage to the MCU 140 .
  • the voltage clamped as the reference voltage by the clamping unit 111 may be output to the MCU 140 monitoring it.
  • the microcontroller unit (MCU) 140 is a microcontroller and receives the clamped voltage from the clamping unit 111 to monitor the voltage of the power supply 120 .
  • the ADC module of the MCU 140 may receive a voltage of 0 to 5 V to calculate a battery voltage. In this way, an electronic control unit (ECU) can implement a functional safety mechanism by detecting a failure through the monitored battery voltage.
  • the clamping unit 111 limits the size of the input power input from the power source 120 and delivered to the MCU 140 to the reference voltage. This is because, when a voltage greater than the reference voltage is input to the MCU 140 , there is a possibility that a circuit or an ADC module within the MCU that detects the voltage may be damaged. Accordingly, in order to protect the circuit or module from being damaged, the clamping unit 111 clamps the voltage of the input power as a reference voltage.
  • the clamping unit 111 functions as a protection circuit.
  • the clamping unit 111 may receive a reference voltage having a predetermined voltage level from the voltage supply unit 130 . In order to clamp the voltage of the input power, a reference voltage is required. Based on the reference voltage, the voltage of the input power having a voltage greater than the reference voltage may be lowered to the reference voltage.
  • the reference voltage may vary depending on the voltage to be clamped. The voltage to be clamped may vary depending on safety or device specifications. For example, the reference voltage may be 5V.
  • the voltage supply unit 130 supplies a reference voltage for clamping the voltage of the input power in the clamping unit 111 .
  • the voltage supply unit 130 may include a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC).
  • PMIC Power Management Integrated Circuit
  • the reference voltage may be a voltage supplied from the voltage supply unit 130 to other components. That is, a voltage provided to other components may be supplied as a reference voltage for clamping.
  • the switch unit 112 cuts off the input power from the power source 120 when an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage of the clamping unit 111 .
  • the switch unit 112 cuts off the input power so that the input power is not input.
  • the reference voltage of the clamping unit 111 may be supplied from the voltage supply unit 130 , and the connection line receiving the reference voltage from the voltage supply unit 130 or the voltage supply unit 130 may have an abnormality such as a failure.
  • the clamping unit 111 it is difficult for the clamping unit 111 to stably receive the reference voltage from the voltage supply unit 130 . If the reference voltage is not supplied stably, an error may occur in clamping the voltage of the input power. Accordingly, the voltage monitoring circuit does not operate normally, and a malfunction may occur.
  • the switch unit 112 cuts off the input power from the power source 120 . By shutting off the input power, it is possible to prevent malfunctions caused by the unclamped input power.
  • the switch unit 112 may cut off the input power from the power source 120 to block the application of power to the voltage supply unit 130 .
  • the clamping unit 111 receives the reference voltage from the voltage supply unit 130 and the reference voltage is not normally supplied due to an abnormality in the reference voltage, the input power input to the clamping unit 111 is applied to the clamping unit 111 .
  • the voltage supply unit 130 may supply a reference voltage to the clamping unit 111 as well as a voltage corresponding to the reference voltage from other components.
  • the voltage supply unit 130 includes a PMIC, a voltage can be supplied to other components such as a CAN IC and a sensor that perform CAN communication.
  • the clamping unit 111 When the voltage supply unit 130 does not normally supply a voltage, the clamping unit 111 .
  • the input power may be applied to the voltage supply unit 130 through , and may affect other components connected to the voltage supply unit 130 .
  • the voltage of the input power When the voltage of the input power is greater than the voltage supplied by the voltage supply unit 130 , an overvoltage may be applied to other components and a failure may occur.
  • the input power is a battery power
  • the battery power may have a voltage value that is not a constant voltage, and accordingly, when the voltage value of the input power is fluctuated, other components are also affected.
  • the corresponding part is a part that performs communication, etc., an error may occur in communication, which may cause a major safety problem.
  • CAN communication is a communication method used in automobiles and the like, and represents a value of 0 or 1 depending on 0 V or 5 V.
  • 5 V is supplied from the voltage supply unit 130 to transmit 5 V representing 1
  • the corresponding voltage may be determined to be 0 instead of 1, and normal communication may be difficult.
  • an abnormality occurs in the voltage of 5 V supplied to the voltage supply unit 130, such as a pressure sensor or a temperature sensor, accurate sensing may become difficult, and other operations according to sensing information may malfunction.
  • the switch unit 112 cuts off the input power from the power source 120 .
  • the voltage divider 113 may be connected to the front end of the clamping unit 111 to divide the voltage of the input power.
  • the voltage divider 113 may divide the input voltage to output a constant voltage.
  • the low-pass filter 114 may be connected to the front end of the clamping unit 111 to filter the input power.
  • the low-pass filter 114 may remove noise from the input power so that a stable voltage is output.
  • the voltage divider 113 and the low-pass filter 114 may be sequentially connected to the front end of the clamping unit 111 , and when transmitting input power to the clamping unit 111 , may serve for stable voltage transmission.
  • the switch unit 112 may be formed of a transistor or a MOSFET.
  • a transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and power using semiconductors such as germanium (Ge), silicon (Si), and a collector, an emitter, and a base. ) is composed of According to the characteristics of the semiconductor forming each configuration, it is divided into NPN or PNP transistors. When a forward voltage is applied between the emitter and the base, a current flows in the collector, and using this principle of operation, it can be used as a switch.
  • semiconductors such as germanium (Ge), silicon (Si), and a collector, an emitter, and a base.
  • the MOSFET is a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor and is composed of a source, a drain, and a gate. According to the characteristics of the semiconductor device used, it is divided into NMOS or PMOS. When a voltage is applied to the gate, a channel is formed between the source and the drain, and current flows through the formed channel, and it can be used as a switch using this operating principle.
  • the voltage monitoring circuit 110 in the voltage monitoring circuit 110 according to another embodiment of the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of movement paths of input power formed by a switch unit and a clamping unit may be configured.
  • the voltage monitoring circuit 110 according to another embodiment of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a first power input unit, a second power input unit (not shown), a first switch unit 310, and a second switch unit. 320 , a first clamping part 320 , and a second clamping part 340 may be configured.
  • a description corresponding to the detailed description of the voltage monitoring circuit of FIG. 1 among the detailed description of the voltage monitoring circuit of FIG. 3 will be briefly described.
  • the first power input unit and the second power input unit receive battery power.
  • the first power input unit and the second power input unit may receive the battery power 120 for which voltage is to be monitored, respectively.
  • the two power input units receive the battery power 120 and deliver it to the MCU 140 so that even if an abnormality occurs in one transmission path, the voltage of the battery power 120 is transmitted to the MCU 140 through the other transmission path to ensure stable operation. Voltage monitoring can be enabled.
  • the first switch unit 310 is connected to the first power input unit, and the second switch unit 320 is connected to the second power input unit.
  • the first clamping unit 320 clamps the voltage of the input power input through the first power input unit and the first switch unit 310 to a reference voltage
  • the second clamping unit 340 is the second power input unit. and the voltage of the input power input through the second switch unit 320 is clamped as a reference voltage.
  • the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 respectively clamp the voltage of the input power input as a reference voltage.
  • the reference voltage of the first clamping unit 320 and the reference voltage of the second clamping unit 340 may have the same voltage value. Alternatively, the reference voltage of the first clamping unit 320 and the reference voltage of the second clamping unit 340 may have different voltage values.
  • the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 may receive a reference voltage having a predetermined voltage level from the voltage supply unit 130 through a separate connection line.
  • the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 may receive a reference voltage from one voltage supply unit 130 .
  • the voltage supply unit 130 includes a plurality of output lines
  • the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 may receive the reference voltage through separate connection lines to different output lines.
  • the connection line in which the abnormality does not occur may operate normally to stably operate voltage monitoring of the battery power source 120 .
  • the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 may each receive a reference voltage from a plurality of voltage supply units 130 instead of one voltage supply unit 130 .
  • the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 may clamp each input power source using a reference voltage and output the clamped voltage to the MCU 140 .
  • the MCU 140 may know the voltage of the battery power source 120 through the voltage transmitted from the first clamping unit 320 or the voltage transmitted from the second clamping unit 340 .
  • the first switch unit 310 cuts off the input power from the first power input unit, and the second switch unit 320 operates the second When an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage of the clamping unit 340, the input power from the second power input unit is cut off.
  • the power input unit connected to the clamping unit in which the abnormality occurs in the reference voltage Cut off the input power.
  • the voltage clamped by the first clamping unit 320 is compared with the voltage clamped by the second clamping unit 340 , and the It is determined whether an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage of the first clamping part 320 or the reference voltage of the second clamping part 340 , and the reference voltage of the first clamping part 320 or the reference voltage of the second clamping part 340 is determined.
  • the first switch unit 310 or the second switch unit 320 connected to the clamping unit in which the abnormality occurs in the reference voltage may be turned off.
  • whether the reference voltage is abnormal may be determined by comparing the voltage clamped by the first clamping unit 320 with the voltage clamped by the second clamping unit 340 .
  • the comparison of the voltage clamped by the first clamping unit 320 and the voltage clamped by the second clamping unit 340 may be performed in the MCU 140 or may be performed by a separate processor or control unit.
  • the voltages respectively clamped by the first clamping unit 320 and the second clamping unit 340 have the same voltage value when the voltage monitoring circuit operates normally. However, when the voltage clamped by the first clamping unit 320 and the clamping voltage at the second clamping unit 340 have different voltages, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred in the voltage monitoring circuit. For example, when one of the two voltages suddenly decreases or increases, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred in the clamping unit, the voltage supply unit, or the voltage supply unit and the connection line clamping the corresponding voltage. Alternatively, when both voltages become greater than the reference voltage, it may be determined that an abnormality has occurred in both paths of the voltage monitoring circuit.
  • the input power can be cut off by turning off the switch unit connected to the clamping unit 111 determined to have an abnormality. have.
  • input power may be cut off by turning off all switch units.
  • the first switch unit 310 and the second switch unit 320 may be composed of different elements.
  • the first switch unit 310 is composed of a transistor
  • the second switch unit 320 is composed of a MOSFET
  • the first switch unit 310 is composed of a MOSFET
  • the second switch unit 320 is composed of a MOSFET.
  • the probability of occurrence of a failure is different, and therefore, even if a failure occurs in one element, the same failure may occur in the other element. can reduce the probability.
  • the first switch unit 310 and the second switch unit 320 may be formed of different devices among transistors and MOSFETs.
  • Another voltage monitoring circuit of the first embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of power input units, a plurality of switch units, and a plurality of clamping units.
  • a plurality of voltage monitoring paths composed of each power input unit, a switch unit, and a clamping unit are formed, and each switch unit 112 is composed of a different type of switch, and among the plurality of power input units, a clamping unit in which an abnormality occurs in the reference voltage It is possible to cut off the input power from the power input unit connected to the At this time, each of the power input unit, the switch unit, and the clamping unit may be composed of three or more.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a circuit for monitoring the battery voltage, illustrating a case of monitoring the battery voltage by increasing stability through two paths.
  • a voltage monitoring path formed of a switch, a voltage divider, a low-pass filter, and a clamping unit is composed of two paths.
  • the battery voltage 120 is applied to the microcontroller 140 through the switch_A 310 , the voltage divider 410 , the low-pass filter 420 , and the clamping unit 320 , and the switch_B 330 , respectively. ), the voltage divider 430 , the low-pass filter 440 , and the clamping unit 340 are separated and transmitted through a path applied to the microcontroller 140 .
  • the two clamping units 320 and 340 receive a reference voltage of 5 V from the PMIC 130 through different connection lines.
  • CAN IC 350 , sensor 360 , etc. are connected to the PMIC 140 as well as the clamping units 320 and 340 .
  • each clamping unit 320 and 340 normally receives 5 V_A 450 and 5 V_B 460 from the PMIC 130, respectively, and each of the switch units 310 and 330 is also normally supplied. It is turned on so that the battery voltage 120 is normally transferred (470, 480) to each of the clamping units (320, 340).
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the voltage monitoring circuit when an abnormality occurs in the connection line for applying the reference voltage to the clamping unit 320 in the PMIC 130 .
  • the connection line 510 for applying the reference voltage 5 V_A from the PMIC 130 to the clamping unit 320 the battery voltage is transferred to the PMIC 130 instead of the microcontroller 140 through the clamping unit 111 .
  • connection line 530 may be applied to the side, and accordingly, other components connected to the corresponding connection line 510 may be affected, thereby causing a malfunction. Accordingly, when an abnormality occurs in the connection line 510 , it is determined that the connection line 510 is abnormal, and the connected switch unit 310 is turned off to cut off the input of the battery voltage. As such, by blocking the input of the battery voltage, the battery voltage transferred to the clamping unit 320 does not exist, and accordingly, the voltage applied from the clamping unit 320 to the PMIC 130 may be cut off (530). Through this, it is possible to prevent malfunction of other components connected to the corresponding connection line 510 .
  • the switch_A 310 connected to the clamping unit 320 in which an abnormality in the reference voltage occurs to block the input of the battery voltage by turning off the switch_B connected to the clamping unit 330 in which the abnormality in the reference voltage does not occur.
  • 330 normally maintains on, so that the input of the battery voltage is not blocked.
  • 5 V_B is normally applied from the PMIC 130 to the clamping unit 340 to normally clamp the battery voltage in the clamping unit 340 , and the clamped voltage is applied to the microcontroller 140 .
  • the microcontroller 140 may monitor the battery voltage using the analog signal_B received through the clamping unit 340 , and may implement a functional safety mechanism through comparison with the analog signal_A. Through this, the detection of the normal range of the battery voltage can be increased to about 90%.
  • the voltage monitoring circuit of FIG. 6 may be implemented as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the clamping unit may be implemented as a diode as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the voltage monitoring circuit according to FIGS. 6 and 7 transmits the battery voltage 12 to a voltage divider 41 , a low-pass filter 42 , and a clamping unit 32 , and a voltage divider 43 , low-pass It can be applied to the microcontroller 14 through a path consisting of the filter 44 and the clamping unit 34 .
  • 5 V (13) may be normally applied (61, 62) to each clamping unit in the PMIC.
  • the battery voltage is applied to the PMIC side through the clamping units 32 and 33, thereby affecting other components such as the CAN IC or the sensor connected to the PMIC (64), which may cause a malfunction.
  • the voltage monitoring circuit since only one connection line in the PMIC receives the reference voltage, the voltage monitoring circuit does not operate at the same time, so the functional safety mechanism coverage is low. In this case, the detection of the normal range of the battery voltage may be only about 60%.
  • the switch included in the voltage monitoring circuit may be composed of different elements, and may each be composed of any one of a transistor and a MOSFET.
  • 8 is a block diagram of an embodiment in which the first switch unit 310 is configured as a transistor and the second switch unit 320 is configured as a MOSFET.
  • the first switch unit 310 may be configured as a transistor, but may be configured as a PNP transistor. It may include a plurality of PNP transistors, a current limiting resistor, and a voltage dividing resistor.
  • the transistor 812 may be connected to a line that transfers the battery voltage 120 to the clamping unit.
  • the emitter may be connected to the battery voltage 120
  • the collector may be connected to the clamping unit
  • the base may be connected to the voltage supply unit.
  • the voltage supply unit may be a PMIC. Current flows to the collector according to the PMIC side voltage applied to the base. If an abnormality occurs in the PMIC side voltage corresponding to the reference voltage and no voltage is applied to the base, the current does not flow in the collector and the input of the battery voltage is blocked.
  • the circuit connecting the transistor 812 for performing the switching operation in the PMIC includes two voltage divider resistors 831 and 816 for dividing the PMIC voltage, and the transistor 812 according to whether the voltage divided PMIC voltage is input. It further includes a transistor 811 capable of applying 0 V to the base of the , and may further include current limiting resistors 814 and 815 for preventing an abnormal flow of current. Through this, it is possible to perform a stable switching operation.
  • the second switch unit 320 may be configured as a MOSFET, unlike the first switch unit 310 , in order to prevent a dependent failure. It may include a P-MOSFET, an N-MOSFET, and a plurality of voltage divider resistors.
  • the PMOS 822 may be connected to a line that transfers the battery voltage 120 to the clamping unit.
  • the source may be connected to the battery voltage 120
  • the drain may be connected to the clamping unit side
  • the gate may be connected to the PMIC side.
  • a channel is formed between the source and the drain according to the PMIC side voltage applied to the gate. If an abnormality occurs in the PMIC side voltage corresponding to the reference voltage and no voltage is applied to the base, a channel is not formed between the source and the drain.
  • the input of the battery voltage is cut off. This can prevent malfunction of the voltage monitoring circuit or other connected components.
  • the circuit connecting the transistor 822 performing a switching operation in the PMIC includes two voltage divider resistors 823 and 826 for dividing the PMIC voltage, and the PMOS 822 according to whether the voltage divided PMIC voltage is input. It further includes an NMOS 821 capable of applying 0 V to the base of the NMOS 821, and a plurality of voltage divider resistors 824 and 825 applied to the gate of the PMOS 822 by dividing the voltage applied to the drain of the NMOS 821d. ) may be further included. Through this, it is possible to perform a stable switching operation.
  • the operating voltage monitoring circuit may be used inside the LCU for driving the motor using the battery power of FIG. 9 .
  • the battery power 910 is applied to the dual motor 930 using two LCUs 920 and 970, and each LCU is a battery power source 910, CAN communication 940, and torque sensor power through a connector 911. (950) is transmitted and received.
  • the battery power 910 is applied to the power supply 914 , the signal measurement 913 , and the shutdown control 918 through the EMI filter 912 .
  • the power applied by the shutdown control 918 is applied to the dual motor 930 as the motor driving power 1 through the three-phase inverter 919 and the phase switch 921 .
  • the battery power applied to the signal specifying device 913 is applied to the microcontroller 915 through the voltage monitoring circuit 960 .
  • the voltage monitoring circuit 960 includes a switch unit 961 and a clamping unit 962 , and may be implemented as a circuit as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the battery power applied to the power supply is applied as a clamping reference voltage to the signal measuring device 913 , and is applied to the vehicle CAN interface 916 and the torque sensor interface 915 as a transceiver power supply to CAN through the connector 911 .
  • communication 940 and torque sensor power source 950 The LCU 970 has the same configuration as the LUC 920 , and may perform CAN communication with each other through the internal CAN interface 922 .
  • a voltage monitoring circuit 960 may be included in the signal measuring device of the LCU 970 to correspond to it.
  • FIG. 10 shows waveforms of voltage and current measured in the voltage monitoring circuit of FIGS. 6 and 7 .
  • FIG. 10 (A) is an ADC signal of a battery voltage
  • FIG. 10 (B) is a flow from the clamping unit to the PMIC. current
  • FIG. 10(C) is a clamping reference voltage supplied from the PMIC.
  • FIG. 10(C) when a stable clamping reference voltage of 5 V is applied, it can be seen that when battery power is applied as shown in FIG. 10(A), it operates normally. However, if an abnormality occurs in the clamping reference voltage and falls to 0 V, as shown in FIG. 10(B), the analog potential for measuring the battery voltage is high, and current flows from the clamping circuit to the PMIC power supply. As the battery voltage is applied to the PMIC side, it can be seen that the ADC signal of the battery voltage is reduced as shown in FIG. 10(A). In section 1001 on the horizontal axis, which is the time axis, normal ADC supply is possible after battery power is turned on.
  • the battery voltage ADC becomes abnormal as shown in FIG. 10(A) in section 1002, and the power of the PMIC is turned off. If it is turned off, power is supplied to other components through the clamping diode as shown in FIG. 10(B), which may cause a malfunction.
  • 11 shows waveforms of measured voltages and currents in the voltage monitoring circuit of FIGS. 4 and 5 including two switches A and B; 11(A) to (C) are waveforms for the switch A side, respectively, showing a battery voltage ADC signal, a current flowing from the clamping unit to the PMIC, and a clamping reference voltage supplied from the PMIC. 11(D) to (F) are waveforms for the switch B side, respectively, showing the battery voltage ADC signal, the current flowing from the clamping unit to the PMIC, and the clamping reference voltage supplied from the PMIC.
  • section 1101 on the horizontal axis which is the time axis
  • normal ADC supply is possible after battery power is turned on
  • section 1102 when an error occurs in the clamping circuit, depending on the operation of switches A and B, as shown in Figs.
  • the power ADC becomes 0 V
  • the current flowing from the clamping circuit to the PMIC also becomes 0 A, as shown in FIGS. 11(B) and (E). Since the current flowing from the clamping circuit to the PMIC is cut off, power is not supplied to other components and malfunction can be prevented.
  • the voltage monitoring circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11 .
  • an overcurrent protection circuit and an overcurrent protection method according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 19 .
  • the detailed description of the overcurrent protection circuit and the overcurrent protection method according to the second embodiment of the present invention is based on the detailed description of the voltage monitoring circuit and the names, terms, and functions according to the first embodiment of the present invention and may be the same or different from each other.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram of an overcurrent protection circuit according to an embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the overcurrent protection circuit 1000 includes a current sensing unit 1110 , a voltage sensing unit 1120 , and a control unit 1130 , and a switch 1140 or a charge pump 1150 . ) may be further included.
  • the current sensing unit 1110 senses a current input from the power source 1210 .
  • the current sensing unit 1110 detects a current input from the power source 1210 in order to monitor the current input from the power source 1210 .
  • the current sensing unit 1110 is positioned on the input line of the power source 1210 before the input power is applied to the load 1220 to sense the current.
  • the current sensing unit 1110 may include a current mirror circuit or a shunt resistor.
  • a current mirror circuit is a circuit that copies and supplies the same current as the current flowing in one circuit to another circuit like a mirror.
  • the current mirror circuit may be implemented as shown in FIG. 14 . The current mirror circuit will be described in detail later.
  • a shunt resistor is a type of shunt resistor and is a resistor used to measure current and has a very low resistance value.
  • various circuits or devices for sensing current may be used as the current sensing unit 1110 .
  • the current sensing unit 1110 may have a magnitude of a sensed current and a magnitude of a voltage output according to the sensed current.
  • the current sensing unit 1110 may measure the current, and may output a voltage as a result, and the magnitude of the sensed current and the magnitude of the voltage output according to the sensed current may be proportional to each other. For example, when the current sensing unit 1110 is formed such that 1 V is output when 10 A flows, 10 V can be output when 100 A flows. As described above, the current may be measured using the voltage output from the current sensing unit 1110 using a relationship in which the magnitude of the current sensed by the current sensing unit 1110 is proportional to the magnitude of the output voltage.
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 detects a first voltage output from the current sensing unit 1110 , and outputs the first voltage to the control unit when the first voltage is less than the second voltage, and the first voltage is When the second voltage is greater than the second voltage, the second voltage is output to the controller.
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 may sense the first voltage output from the current sensing unit 1110 , and may output a different voltage to the control unit according to the magnitude of the first voltage.
  • the current sensing unit 1110 measures the current and outputs a voltage.
  • the output voltage is applied to the controller 1130 to measure a current from the voltage applied by the controller 1130 .
  • the voltage output from the current sensing unit 1110 is referred to as a first voltage.
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 limits the voltage applied to the control unit 1130 according to the magnitude of the first voltage without directly applying the first voltage to the control unit 1130 . can
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 outputs the first voltage to the controller 1130 when the first voltage is less than the second voltage, and outputs the second voltage to the controller 1130 when the first voltage is greater than or equal to the second voltage. print out That is, when the first voltage is less than the second voltage set from the voltage that may cause damage to the control unit 1130 , the first voltage has a level of voltage that does not cause damage to the control unit 1130 , the voltage sensing unit ( The 1120 outputs the first voltage to the controller 1130 .
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 may detect the first voltage equal to or greater than the second voltage.
  • a second voltage that does not cause damage to the control unit 1130 is output to the control unit 1130 . That is, the voltage sensing unit 1120 conditionally clamps the first voltage to the second voltage.
  • the first voltage of 2 V is output to the controller 1130 .
  • the first voltage is 6 V, which is the second voltage, which is 5 V or more
  • 5 V, which is the second voltage, not 6 V, which is the first voltage is output to the controller 1130 .
  • the second voltage may be a limit voltage of the controller 1130 or a voltage smaller than the limit voltage by a margin value.
  • the limit voltage of the input/output terminal of the controller 1130 may be used.
  • the second voltage may be set to 5 V by applying a margin of 1 V. The more the margin is applied, the more safety can be improved, but the range of allowable current can be reduced, so the second voltage must be appropriately set.
  • the second voltage may be set by a user.
  • the voltage detector 1120 may be implemented as a Voltage Detector IC.
  • the Voltage Detector IC is an IC that limits the magnitude of a sensed voltage to a predetermined magnitude or less, and may limit the magnitude of the voltage output to the controller 1130 using this IC.
  • the control unit 1130 determines whether an overcurrent is input according to the magnitude of the voltage input from the voltage sensing unit 1120 .
  • the controller 1130 measures the magnitude of the current sensed by the current detector 1110 using the voltage input from the voltage detector 1120 , and determines whether overcurrent is input according to the magnitude of the measured current. do.
  • the current sensing unit 1110 senses the current and outputs a voltage, and the magnitude of the current and the magnitude of the voltage are proportional to each other.
  • the controller 1130 may measure the magnitude of the current from the magnitude of the voltage input from the voltage sensing unit 1120 .
  • the current sensing unit 1110 is a current mirror circuit
  • the current may be measured from the voltage using the relationship between the current and the voltage according to the characteristics of the current mirror circuit.
  • the current sensing unit 1110 is a shunt resistor
  • the current may be measured from the voltage and the shunt resistor according to the relationship between the voltage and the resistance.
  • the current may be measured from the voltage using the relationship between the voltage and the current stored in advance. In this case, the relationship between voltage and current may be stored as a lookup table or stored in a memory.
  • the overcurrent protection circuit 1000 may further include a storage unit (not shown) for storing relationship information between voltage and current.
  • the controller 1130 may determine that an overcurrent has occurred, and may block the power input from the power source 1210 .
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 outputs the second voltage, not the first voltage, to the controller 1130 .
  • the controller 1130 may determine that the first voltage is equal to or greater than the second voltage, and may determine that an overcurrent has occurred accordingly.
  • a voltage less than the second voltage that is, when the first voltage is input, it may be determined that the overcurrent has not occurred.
  • the controller 1130 may block the power input from the power source 1210 to protect other components.
  • damage may occur to the control unit 1130 as well as other components connected to the power source 1210 due to the overcurrent.
  • the control unit 1130 controls the power source 1210. It is possible to cut off the power input from In this case, it is possible to generate an alarm indicating that an overcurrent has occurred or to transmit whether the overcurrent has occurred or whether the power is cut off to the upper control unit.
  • the switch 1140 cuts off the power input from the power source 1210 .
  • the switch 1140 is formed at the front end to which the power source 1210 is input, and may cut off the power input from the power source 1210 when the switch 1140 is turned off.
  • the switch 1140 may be configured as an FET. In addition, it may be implemented using various switching devices.
  • the controller 1130 may turn off the switch 1140 to cut off the power input from the power source.
  • the switch 1140 is turned on/off according to the control of the controller 1130 according to the determination of the occurrence of overcurrent by the controller 1130 .
  • the control unit 1130 determines that an overcurrent has occurred from the voltage sensed by the voltage sensing unit 1120 , the power input from the power source 1210 may be cut off by turning off the switch 1140 .
  • the charge pump 1150 may transform a voltage of a control signal to the switch 1140 of the controller 1130 .
  • a charge pump is a type of DC-DC converter using a capacitor as an output device by boosting or reducing an input voltage.
  • the charge pump can be manufactured in a small size by using a capacitor to store energy, and has high efficiency.
  • the voltage of the control signal of the controller 1130 may be transformed into a voltage suitable for controlling the switch 1140 by using the charge pump 1150 .
  • the overcurrent protection circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • 14 is an example of using a current mirror circuit as the current sensing unit 1110, and the current mirror circuit may be implemented as shown in FIG. 14 .
  • a current input from the power source 1210 and flowing through R2 flows to R3, and the same current flows through R1 and R4 by the mirror circuit structure composed of four BJTs, and a voltage applied to R4 is output.
  • the voltage applied to R4 is output to the voltage detection unit 1120 , and the voltage detection unit 1120 may be implemented as a Voltage Detector.
  • the voltage sensing unit 1120 outputs the first voltage to the MCU as the control unit 1130 when the first voltage output from the current sensing unit 1110 is less than the second voltage, and when the first voltage is equal to or greater than the second voltage, The second voltage is output to the controller 1130 to protect the controller 1130 .
  • the control unit 1130 measures a current by using the magnitude of the input voltage, and the voltage sensing unit 1120 limits the voltage to the second voltage and outputs it, thereby being protected.
  • the control unit 1130 determines that an overcurrent has occurred, and controls the switch 1140 for blocking the power input from the power source to be turned off in order to block the overcurrent.
  • the control signal output from the controller 1130 is transformed for switch control through the charge pump 1150 and output to the switch 1140 to turn off the switch 1140 .
  • the switch 1140 may be a B to B switch. Through this, it is possible to protect internal circuits or components such as a bridge circuit for driving a motor to which current is applied from a power source.
  • 15 is a comparative example of an overcurrent protection circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the voltage output from the current sensing unit 2011 is directly output to the MCU as the control unit 2013, and the control unit 2013 when an overcurrent occurs. damage may occur. For example, when a current of 10 A flows and 1 V is set to be output, a 10 V voltage is output when 100 A flows, and damage may occur when the I/O terminal voltage of the MCU is 6 V or more. Therefore, when an overcurrent occurs, it is difficult to protect the MCU. In addition, even if an overcurrent is generated, a switch capable of blocking the overcurrent is not formed, making it difficult to protect the overcurrent.
  • 16 and 17 show an embodiment in which the overcurrent protection circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the vehicle, and the current inputted from the battery power source 1210 is a current sensing unit that is a current mirror circuit.
  • 1110 detects and the voltage detection unit 1120 senses the voltage, but outputs a voltage limited to the second voltage to the control unit 1130 that is the MCU, and the control unit 1130 determines whether overcurrent occurs according to the input voltage and, when an overcurrent occurs, the switch 1140 is turned off using a control signal transformed through the charge pump to cut off the power input from the power source 1210 .
  • the input power input from the power source 1210 is applied to the gate driver 1530 and the motor driving bridge circuit 1220 through the EMC filter 1510 and the DC capacitor 1520.
  • the switch 1140 is turned on. When turned off, the input of the overcurrent to the gate driver 1530 and the motor driving bridge circuit 1220 is blocked, thereby protecting internal circuits or components.
  • the overcurrent protection circuit 1000 may be formed at the power input terminal of the battery power source 1610 of the motor driving ECU of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 17 .
  • the battery power source 1610 is input and is supplied to internal circuits and components such as a power supply IC, a gate driver IC, and a B6 bridge circuit 1620 for driving a motor, and the overcurrent protection circuit measures the current at the input terminal of the battery power to measure the overcurrent In case of occurrence, it is possible to protect internal circuits or components by quickly shutting off the power input from the power source.
  • FIG. 18 is a flowchart of an overcurrent protection method according to an embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 19 is a flowchart of an overcurrent protection method according to another embodiment of the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the detailed description of each step of FIGS. 18 and 19 corresponds to the detailed description of the overcurrent protection circuit of FIGS. 12 to 17 , and thus the overlapping description will be omitted.
  • step S11 the first voltage output from the current sensing unit that senses the current applied from the power source is sensed.
  • the current sensing unit may be a current mirror circuit or a shunt resistor.
  • step S12 the first voltage and the second voltage are compared in step S12.
  • step S12 when the first voltage is less than the second voltage, the first voltage is input to the controller in step S13.
  • step S12 if the first voltage is greater than or equal to the second voltage, the second voltage is input to the control unit in step S14, and when the second voltage is input in step S15, it is determined that overcurrent has occurred or is input .
  • step S15 If it is determined in step S15 that the overcurrent has occurred, the power input from the power source may be cut off in step S21.
  • Modifications according to the present embodiment may include some components of the first embodiment and some components of the second embodiment together. That is, the modified example may include the first embodiment, but some configurations of the first embodiment may be omitted and may include some configurations of the corresponding second embodiment. Alternatively, the modified example may include the second embodiment, but some components of the second embodiment are omitted and include some components of the corresponding first embodiment.
  • the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium.
  • the computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored.
  • Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices.
  • computer-readable recording media are distributed in networked computer systems.
  • computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.
  • functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.
  • the present invention has been described with specific matters such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but these are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

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Selon un mode de réalisation, la présente invention concerne un circuit de surveillance de tension qui comprend : une unité de fixation de niveau pour fixer le niveau de la tension d'une puissance d'entrée, fournie par une source d'alimentation, à une tension de base, et la délivrer en sortie à une MCU ; et une unité d'interrupteur pour couper la puissance d'entrée provenant de la source d'alimentation si une anomalie se produit avec la tension de base de l'unité de fixation de niveau.
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